Seahawks vs Dolphins, 3 burning questions

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Jan 10, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings fullback Zach Line (48) runs past Seattle Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril (56) in the first half of a NFC Wild Card playoff football game at TCF Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /

WITHER THE PASS RUSH?

It was spotty last year and didn’t seem to show up at all this preseason. But the Hawks played most of August without Michael Bennett and never showed much with their gun fully loaded. Cliff Avril showed flashes of being as explosive as ever, but 2nd year DE Frank Clark was mostly invisible. Big things are expected from Clark in 2016, but it felt like the team was being purposeful in how vanilla they were on defense. As if they were holding back the A team.

Another unknown is what kind of impact Cassius Marsh can have as the guy who’ll get most of the pass rush opportunities from the OLB spot.

With 2nd round pick Jarran Reed and Ahtyba Rubin clogging up blockers in the middle, the triumvirate of Bennett, Avril and Clark should have opportunities to get to the passer.

The concern is depth. The team isn’t as deep with solid edge players as they want to be. It’s a little-talked-about position group that could come back to damage any title hopes should a key guy or two go down to injury.

Next: Dealing with injuries

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